This summer, villainy runs in the family. Steve Carell isGru and Dru. Watch the new trailer forDespicable Me 3, in theaters June 30. It arrives along with the all-new poster & photos which you may check out below.
Illumination, who brought audiences Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, continues the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters, Margo, Edith and Agnes, and the Minions in Despicable Me 3. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon and written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio, the animated film is produced by Illumination’s Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and executive produced by Chris Renaud.
Joining Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig inDespicable Me 3is Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winnerTrey Parker, co-creator of Comedy Central’s global phenomenon South Park and the Broadway smash The Book of Mormon. Parker voices the role of villainBalthazar Bratt, a former child star who’s grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the ’80s, and proves to be Gru’s most formidable nemesis to date. The film will be released in theaters on July 14, 2025.
This all new 3D-CG Comedy-Adventure also star Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Julie Andrews. This latest trailer reveals Gru’s big family secret. That he has a twin bother named Dru. And guess what? This guy is a really bad influence on Gru. Not to mention he has a beautiful head of hair any man would be jealous of. But when you’re as bald as Gru…Well, you’re able to guess where this is going.
This all new trailer arrives courtesy ofIllumination. The first Despicable Me arrived in 2010 and proved to be a big franchise for Illumination Entertainment, it’s first movie. It also marked director Pierre Coffin’s directorial debut, with the man back at the helm for this third adventure. The series also has a successful spin-off inMinions, released in 2015. Fear not fans, as those little yellow gibber-jabber machines are back in full force here.
Though Despicable Me is arriving just one week after the sure to be blockbuster hitTransformers: The Last Knight, it will most likely reign supreme during its first week of release in what is becoming a very crowded summer market place. Its main competition that week is the horror movieAmityville: Awakening, which truthfully doesn’t stand a chance against Gru, Dru, and theMinions. It will also open against the comedy The House, starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a struggling couple who open an illegal gambling casino in their home to pay for their daughter’s college. Despicable Me may not enjoy its top spot at the box office for very long, though, as the long-awaitedSpider-Man: Homecomingarrives just one week later, rebooting that franchise for Sony and bringing Marvel officially into the fold.
But Gru and Dru will have that first weekend to remember for a lifetime, and theDespicable Me franchiseshows no signs of slowing down. Get your first look at the all-new sequel right here, right now. This is going to be one fun summer!
